I answered a call on my cell, and the voice on the line sounded distressed. “Is it raining there? Are you home right now?” It was my mom. As she has grown older, her fear of impending doom has grown larger. She wanted to make sure I was indoors
“Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows, because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. So
So when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, look, here is your son!” He then said to his disciple, “Look, here is your mother!” From that very time the disciple took her into his own home. – John
We packed the car in sunny South Florida before lunchtime and started the long drive to visit Aunt Beth in the mountains. Not long into the drive, I heard a loud voice growling out of a tiny body strapped into the car seat in the rear. “This is taking too
In the 1970’s an American musical genius named Stevie Wonder released a catchy tune titled “Signed, Sealed, Delivered.” The title of the song was taken from a legal term for the contractual deed indicating the validity of a finalized business transaction. A formal title document was signed by the seller
Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his loyal love endures! Psalm 136 is such a wonderful Psalm! I love the way the writer continually repeats these words: for his loyal love endures. But what is God’s “loyal love”? Is that a special kind of love? In English, we
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been through a variety of seasons in my faith journey. I’ve lived through fruitful seasons, and I’ve also experienced seasons of suffering where I didn’t see how God could redeem it. And yet He did. I’ve sat alone in my bedroom at night,
What is the source of your security? Is it your family? Your friends? Your relationships? Your plans for your future? A recent survey revealed that over 60% of women experience hurtful, self-critical thoughts, dealing with insecurity on a weekly basis. As we consider all of the issues that women face
Mark 2 contains one of my favorite accounts of what happened during Jesus’ life on earth. I love how these unnamed friends were so bold! They were friends of faith and their faith was in Jesus. Jesus was in Capernaum, considered His home as He regularly returned there throughout His
It wasn’t enough to give the earth light, to stretch out land and fill our sky with the sun, moon and stars… God wasn’t done yet. In today’s reading in Genesis, so far God has: Created light and changed the darkness on Day 1. Separated sky from water on Day